# Plex Server Not Loading / Showing Up **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [October 13, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-not-loading-showing-up/814615 "2022-10-13T02:47:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-not-loading-showing-up/814615/6 "2022-10-13T15:03:47Z")
> [@StarTrek133](#): > > I use 172.168.40 for my ip ranges … There you have it. That is not in a private IP range. > **[Private network](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network)** > > In Internet networking, a private network is a computer network that uses a private address space of IP addresses. These addresses are commonly used for local area networks (LANs) in residential, office, and enterprise environments. Both the IPv4 and the IPv6 specifications define private IP address ranges. > Private network addresses are not allocated to any specific organization. Anyone may use these addresses without approval from regional or local Internet registries. Private IP address space... --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-not-loading-showing-up/814615)._